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IIMA - Indian Institute of Management (IIM Ahmedabad) in Gujarat has historical cutoff records for CAT on this page. There is no single cutoff for the whole college: read each course, category, quota and round separately. Coverage below reflects the records on this page.
The latest recorded year is 2025. 4 records in that group cover 1 named category. Across the available years, 3 distinct course labels are recorded.
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IIMA's published domestic PGP 2027-29 policy sets CAT-2026 minimum percentiles by category and separately by overall score, each CAT section and PwD status. For General and EWS applicants outside the PwD category, the minimum is 95 overall and 85 in each section. For PwD applicants in those categories, it is 85 overall and 75 in each section. The other category thresholds are lower, but clearing any row is only a minimum filter, not a promised interview call or admission.
The table below is specific to domestic applicants to the two-year full-time PGP for 2027-29. The policy uses CAT-2026. It should not be carried over to PGP-FABM, PGPX, blended programmes, international or overseas Indian routes, or a later intake. Use the official 2027-29 admission policy and IIMA's PGP admissions page for the controlling version.
The three section minima apply to VARC, DILR and QA. Read each row across: the overall percentile and every required sectional percentile must meet the applicable minimum. A candidate who clears the overall figure but falls short in one section does not satisfy the published minimums for that category and pool. PwD thresholds are distinct columns, not extra points that are added to the non-PwD row.
IIMA's policy also notes category and disability documentation requirements. Applicants should confirm that the category selected in the CAT form matches the documentation and eligibility conditions that apply to them, and review the full policy for its rules on how category status and PwD provisions are treated. The table is a summary of the minimum percentile figures; it does not replace the policy's eligibility, identity, application or document requirements.
The word “cut-off” is often used for different stages. The figures above are minimum CAT thresholds. They are not historical closing scores, actual interview-call percentiles, a shortlist score, or a final admission score. IIMA says it applies a further composite-score process to eligible applicants and conducts shortlisting separately by category. It does not publish a fixed percentile at which every applicant meeting the minimum is certain to receive a call.
That distinction affects how a candidate should use the table. Clearing all the stated minimums tells you that you have met this part of the policy. It does not reveal how your academic record, experience, application rating, discipline group or performance compares with the relevant applicant pool. Missing a sectional minimum is also not repaired by a very high overall percentile: the table lists both requirements.
Many web pages publish “safe” or predicted percentiles. Such estimates may describe a commentator's view or past data, but they cannot reproduce IIMA's current applicant pool or the normalization in its policy. Unless IIMA publishes a later-cycle call threshold, do not treat a prediction as an official requirement or an individual probability.
The 2027-29 domestic policy describes basic filters before computing the shortlist composite. Applicants must have appeared for CAT-2026, be Indian nationals as recorded in the CAT information, have applied for IIMA's two-year full-time PGP and be at least 19 years old by 30 June 2027. They must also satisfy the programme's degree and marks eligibility rules. Those filters define the applicant pool to which the domestic route applies; they are not additional CAT percentile points.
The policy's minimum percentile table follows those basic filters. An applicant who misses an age, degree, application or test condition cannot use a percentile above the CAT minimum to replace it. Conversely, an applicant who satisfies all basic conditions and the CAT minimums still moves into a competitive shortlisting calculation rather than straight to an interview call.
Final-year applicants follow a separate provisional-document sequence. The policy requires completion of the bachelor's degree requirements by 30 June 2027 for this batch and later submission of marksheets and certificate by 31 December 2027. Those dates are not CAT cut-offs, but they can affect whether an otherwise eligible candidate can join. Use the full policy for the specific certificate and deadline requirements.
After basic filters, IIMA calculates an application rating using Class 10, Class 12 and undergraduate marks, full-time work experience and gender-diversity points. Academic marks are converted to rating scores under policy bands; work experience uses the months reported in the CAT application. Applicants should not substitute a personal CV calculation for the stated method.
The policy then normalizes the raw application rating against the applicant pool. That normalized rating contributes 35% to the raw composite score, while total CAT percentile contributes 65%. The raw composite score is subsequently normalized within the candidate's assigned undergraduate discipline. The policy describes the discipline normalization as using the average of the top 1% of raw composite scores in that discipline, with a minimum of five and maximum of 100 scores in the reference group. IIMA's Admissions Committee may decide how a programme is classified when its discipline is not straightforward.
These steps explain why the public cut-off table cannot be turned into a call calculator. The CAT minimums are fixed thresholds in the policy, but the shortlist process also compares normalized scores within a changing pool and discipline group. A candidate cannot infer the normalized application rating or competition group from the CAT percentile alone. Academic marks, reported work history and the Institute's classification rules also matter.
Applicants who pass the shortlist process may be invited to the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI). The policy gives a tentative window for publishing the shortlist, then calculates a final composite score using 50% normalized PI, 10% normalized AWT and 40% normalized composite score. The final selection is separate from the CAT minimum table and is carried out by category.
This later formula is another reason not to equate an overall percentile with admission. A candidate who meets the minimum still has to pass the shortlist calculation and then perform in the AWT and PI. The policy describes other elements that may be considered, including academics and work experience, but it does not provide an individual assessment result or an assured conversion from CAT percentile to an offer.
The public policy also states a minimum CAT requirement does not guarantee being shortlisted. If you are preparing for the cycle, treat the CAT table as one checkpoint. Keep the academic and work details in your application accurate, meet the relevant eligibility and deadline conditions, and prepare for the later assessment stages instead of relying on a single “safe score.”
Applicants should read the table against the category in which they are applying and then verify the overall percentile and all three sectional percentiles. The policy distinguishes General and EWS, NC-OBC, SC and ST categories, with separate PwD figures. A category-specific minimum does not itself establish that an applicant qualifies for that category; documentation and the application rules still apply.
For PwD applicants, the PwD overall and sectional figures in the same category row are the relevant published CAT minimums. The policy's separate presentation makes clear that this is not a single disability adjustment applied to every applicant. Confirm the policy's PwD definition and required documents directly rather than relying on a secondary summary.
Applicants whose category or disability status changes, or whose certificates are being renewed, should check the controlling instructions before submitting CAT and IIMA application information. A mismatch in application category may affect how the relevant row and later shortlist pool apply. The percentile figures remain the same only while the policy and cycle remain the same; a revised notice may change the conditions.
First identify the exact route. This page concerns the domestic two-year PGP policy for 2027-29. Check the programme and applicant category on your own application rather than assuming a rule applies to another IIMA programme. Then compare your CAT-2026 overall percentile with the correct overall minimum and compare VARC, DILR and QA individually with the sectional minimum.
Next, confirm the non-CAT filters: age, nationality, PGP application, degree and marks eligibility, plus any provisional-degree deadline that applies. Save the official policy and review it again before each application action. Do not use an estimate from another IIM or a previous year's IIMA cutoff as a replacement for the 2027-29 table.
Finally, treat “minimum met” as a checkpoint, not a result. The remaining shortlist calculation depends on the policy's inputs and applicant pool. An AWT and PI call, if received, is a later stage; final selection uses additional normalized components. For a future intake, wait for the new official policy instead of assuming the 2027-29 figures will carry forward.
The policy's minimum is 95 overall and 85 in each of VARC, DILR and QA for non-PwD General applicants. The corresponding PwD minimum is 85 overall and 75 in each section. Neither set guarantees a call.
No. These are minimum filters. IIMA applies a composite-score shortlisting process and category-specific selection; the policy does not publish a guaranteed call percentile.
No. The cited table is for domestic applicants to the two-year full-time PGP 2027-29 batch. Check the separate notice for another programme or applicant route.
No. The policy gives separate overall and sectional minima for PwD applicants within each category. Use the matching table column and confirm the policy's documentation rules.
Recorded years: 2021-2025. Year changes appear only for single closing values with matching course, category, quota, round, counselling context and unit.
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